AUTHOR=Zhang Chen , Wang Minqiang , Shi Jindou , Wang Junnan , Da Zheyuan , Zhou Yun , Xu Youlong , Gaponenko Nikolai V. , Bhatti Arshad Saleem 

TITLE=Preparation of CsPb(Cl/Br)3/TiO2:Eu3+ composites for white light emitting diodes

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2023.1199863

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2023.1199863

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>The inherent single narrow emission peak and fast anion exchange process of cesium lead halide perovskite CsPbX<sub>3</sub> (X = Cl, Br, I) nanocrystals severely limited its application in white light-emitting diodes. Previous studies have shown that composite structures can passivate surface defects of NCs and improve the stability of perovskite materials, but complex post-treatment processes commonly lead to dissolution of NCs. In this study, CsPb(Cl/Br)<sub>3</sub> NCs was in-situ grown in TiO<sub>2</sub> hollow shells doped with Eu<sup>3+</sup> ions by a modified thermal injection method to prepare CsPb(Cl/Br)<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub>:Eu<sup>3+</sup> composites with direct excitation of white light without additional treatment. Among them, the well-crystalline TiO<sub>2</sub> shells acted as both a substrate for the dopant, avoiding the direct doping of Eu<sup>3+</sup> into the interior of NCs to affect the crystal structure of the perovskite materials, and also as a protection layer to isolate the contact between PL quenching molecules and NCs, which significantly improves the stability. Further, the WLED prepared using the composites had bright white light emission, luminous efficiency of 87.39 lm/W, and long-time operating stability, which provided new options for the development of perovskite devices.</p>